Aug 29, 2014

Mobile, Ala. – On August 28, 2014, a Mobile County, Alabama jury
found United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) responsible for damages incurred
during a 2012 collision involving one of its delivery trucks and another
vehicle driven by Gerald Simoneau. Evidence presented at trial proved
the driver of the UPS delivery truck did not follow basic safe driving
rules, thus causing the crash that permanently injured Mr. Simoneau. The
jury awarded $1 million in compensatory damages to Mr. Simoneau.

The crash occurred on Rangeline Road at the intersection of Todd Acres
Drive. Mr. Simoneau was traveling southbound on Rangeline Road and the
UPS truck was traveling westbound on Todd Acres Drive. Mr. Simoneau had
the right-of-way. The UPS driver crossed both northbound lanes of Rangeline
Road, a 60-foot median, and pulled out in front of Mr. Simoneau with less
than one second before impact. Mr. Simoneau suffered five broken ribs,
a broken clavicle, a broken sternum, and permanent injuries to his arm
that required multiple surgeries.

“UPS’s driver chose not to follow basic safety rules. By violating
the right-of-way, he caused a collision that permanently injured another
person,” said Lucy Tufts who tried the case with Robert L. Mitchell,
both of Cunningham Bounds, LLC. “Even after its driver admitted
fault, UPS was not willing to accept responsibility. UPS spent 2 ½
years litigating the case and wanted the jury to believe that Mr. Simoneau
was to blame for not seeing and avoiding its delivery truck. The jury’s
verdict sent a message that it is important for corporations like UPS
to be accountable and to take responsibility for their actions when they
cause harm to someone else.”

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